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·I have no problems living here in MX, but some things I see here still make me scratch my head and wonder. Such as:
1. Police cars with their flashing lights turned on all the time. Even the Federales do this out on the autopista. Are they intentionally trying to give all bad guys a heads up by doing this, so the bad guy stops what he's doing until they pass, and then resume? Or avoiding having to get out of their car to write a ticket or make an arrest? Or are the cops trying to show the pueblo "Hey - we're out here working hard for you!" The only time I see the lights get turned off is when they stop in the mornings to eat their gorditas. Has any MX politician ever suggested that they might take a bigger bite out of crime by being a bit sneaky and killing their flashing lights unless it's an actual emergency? Or would the cops forget to turn them on in the heat of pursuit and then blast through an intersection and cause accidents?
2. Go out in the morning and walk the streets in any town in MX. Every day at any business and in many homes, someone is mopping the floor inside. So what does the mopper do when they are done mopping? They take the bucket just outside the front door and toss all of that dirty water right in front of the door. Is this to make more work for tomorrow and appear needed, or do they really enjoy mopping every day after everyone tracks that crap right back inside where it started?
3. Many times, if a taxi driver dares to toot his car horn, a transit cop will immediately step out from the sidewalk and write him a ticket for the noise. But, should a little truck from Coca-Cola or some out of town Norteño band drive slowly through the streets blasting loud music or announcements about their concert tonight, all at about 130 decibels, nothing. I gave up drinking Coke for just this reason. In my opinion, taxi drivers are easy targets and abused by the transitos. Everyone else (especially taxivan and Coca-Cola drivers), gets away with almost everything.
4. Doorways (especially in the older buildings), where the floor levels on each side of the doorsill are at drastically different heights? Step through a doorway, and Boom! the floor inside is a foot lower than the outside of the same doorway. Easy to miss if the sun is bright outside and the inside is in deep shadows. Surprise !! Maybe one floor was done by the maestro and the other by his new apprentice. I understand that many times, there is a 6" rise going inside to prevent any scorpions from also coming in, but a 12" difference, with the inside lower than the outside??
5. No one yields to an ambulance. (on the other hand, the ambulance guys also keep their emergency flashing lights on all of the time too, with or without a patient in back). If I ever need a ride after a heart attack, I hope some of you will let us pass so I get to the hospital in time and survive!
6. Autobuses, and passengers as the bus nears the station. It's a contest to see who can be the furthest back in the bus and yet manage to shove their way to the front of the line for the exit door at least 100 yards before the bus stops at the station. This behavior doesn't seem to appear in other situations, and most times people here in MX seem to go out of their way to be courteous. Social status or age doesn't appear to play a part on the bus either. The old guys and guys in business suits are right there trying to be first in the exit line too. Never mind the anciana sitting in the first row seats for the weak or infirm - the old hag can wait.
7. Left turns from a highway outside of a city. The correct way is not to pull as far left as possible with your left turn signal on and then wait for your chance to turn left. The correct way in MX seems to be to pull over to the right side of the roadway, with your left turn signal on, and then make the left turn from the right side of the roadway, across both sides of traffic, when you can. Yikes!
Got anything that makes you scratch your head (other than an annoying ******'s musings
) ?
1. Police cars with their flashing lights turned on all the time. Even the Federales do this out on the autopista. Are they intentionally trying to give all bad guys a heads up by doing this, so the bad guy stops what he's doing until they pass, and then resume? Or avoiding having to get out of their car to write a ticket or make an arrest? Or are the cops trying to show the pueblo "Hey - we're out here working hard for you!" The only time I see the lights get turned off is when they stop in the mornings to eat their gorditas. Has any MX politician ever suggested that they might take a bigger bite out of crime by being a bit sneaky and killing their flashing lights unless it's an actual emergency? Or would the cops forget to turn them on in the heat of pursuit and then blast through an intersection and cause accidents?
2. Go out in the morning and walk the streets in any town in MX. Every day at any business and in many homes, someone is mopping the floor inside. So what does the mopper do when they are done mopping? They take the bucket just outside the front door and toss all of that dirty water right in front of the door. Is this to make more work for tomorrow and appear needed, or do they really enjoy mopping every day after everyone tracks that crap right back inside where it started?
3. Many times, if a taxi driver dares to toot his car horn, a transit cop will immediately step out from the sidewalk and write him a ticket for the noise. But, should a little truck from Coca-Cola or some out of town Norteño band drive slowly through the streets blasting loud music or announcements about their concert tonight, all at about 130 decibels, nothing. I gave up drinking Coke for just this reason. In my opinion, taxi drivers are easy targets and abused by the transitos. Everyone else (especially taxivan and Coca-Cola drivers), gets away with almost everything.
4. Doorways (especially in the older buildings), where the floor levels on each side of the doorsill are at drastically different heights? Step through a doorway, and Boom! the floor inside is a foot lower than the outside of the same doorway. Easy to miss if the sun is bright outside and the inside is in deep shadows. Surprise !! Maybe one floor was done by the maestro and the other by his new apprentice. I understand that many times, there is a 6" rise going inside to prevent any scorpions from also coming in, but a 12" difference, with the inside lower than the outside??
5. No one yields to an ambulance. (on the other hand, the ambulance guys also keep their emergency flashing lights on all of the time too, with or without a patient in back). If I ever need a ride after a heart attack, I hope some of you will let us pass so I get to the hospital in time and survive!
6. Autobuses, and passengers as the bus nears the station. It's a contest to see who can be the furthest back in the bus and yet manage to shove their way to the front of the line for the exit door at least 100 yards before the bus stops at the station. This behavior doesn't seem to appear in other situations, and most times people here in MX seem to go out of their way to be courteous. Social status or age doesn't appear to play a part on the bus either. The old guys and guys in business suits are right there trying to be first in the exit line too. Never mind the anciana sitting in the first row seats for the weak or infirm - the old hag can wait.
7. Left turns from a highway outside of a city. The correct way is not to pull as far left as possible with your left turn signal on and then wait for your chance to turn left. The correct way in MX seems to be to pull over to the right side of the roadway, with your left turn signal on, and then make the left turn from the right side of the roadway, across both sides of traffic, when you can. Yikes!
Got anything that makes you scratch your head (other than an annoying ******'s musings
) ?
